Oreo art

Adriana is going to be an Oreo for Halloween. Her friend is going as milk, so they're milk and cookies. Kind of cute. Upon searching for Oreo images we came across an Oreo artist. And of course... just had to try!

I was telling Adriana, I opened the cookie and let the Oreo speak to me to tell me what to create. 'You let the Oreo speak to you?' my husband asked overhearing us, 'yes' I replied, 'it said it wanted to be a unicorn'. I think even after being with me for the better part of 20 years, he was still a bit horrified!
Adriana then wanted to try her hand at carving. She said she let the Oreo speak to her, but it told her it wanted to be a cauliflower, so she didn't listen to it!

At this point, you're either thinking you'd love to live at our house, or are thanking your lucky stars you don't!!!!

Adriana also thought this would be a good 365 days project. Think I'll have to pass... well... who knows?

#145 yet another 70's craft

Macrame... Ray kept complaining that the cord for the fan in the kitchen was too short, today he got a little macrame extension...

wonder if he wishes he hadn't said anything!

beautiful hands

I had a henna artist come to create gorgeous designs with (and on) my teens at the library.  She's fabulous - her name is Jamilah - and she lets the girls create their own designs and later on adds hers.  The palm is my design, she added a beautiful lotus on the top of my left hand.  Henna is tricky (you can see a few globs on my hand!) but really good fun.

a little shadow box

With some of my library kids, I made nichos, tiny shadow boxes inspired by the arts of Mexico.  We had a great time making them and I want to create more...little boxes all over the house; that's all I need!

#137 that's it?

So I was so inspired to create today where I've had a boring couple of weeks, but after a long day, & then making dinner (guess I do make it once in a while), Adriana wanted to make a duct tape purse, so that's what we did. Decided to make a wallet and low and behold, the day is at an end, and it seems that this is what I've got for today. My goodness. I feel so creative, and yet what I produce is well... not so very much!!! Maybe tomorrow!

a cloudy day

So far, I've created four tiles for the deck, this is the largest one...it reminds me of a cloudy day with the different layers of colors in a brooding sky.  It's also awaiting grout, as are the other three. Tomorrow's project.

Maine

Well, it's been a while since I've posted...the days of my life have been way too busy to set aside time for this!  Unlike my wired sister, I went to Maine without a computer (but I didn't like the lack of cell service!) and didn't really create a thing.  And that was good, too.  But now I'm feeling like I've got all my ducks in a row (for the moment any way) work is okay, I'm organized & on top of things, my daughter's away until the end of the month, and after that wonderful trip I'm feeling centered again.  We have a little tiled deck byour kitchen door that keeps loosing tiles - it drives me crazy - so I decided to put my seaglass to good use.  All the sea glass in this mosaic is from Maine (mostly from that skeevy little section of beach that my sister mentioned a while back) and, even though it hasn't been grouted yet, it looks awesome.

#124 a house fit for a fairy

I have wanted to go to Monhegan Island to visit the fairy houses for years... I thought it might make the perfect ending to our Maine vacation, but when I thought about the logistics, I thought perhaps Mackworth Island would be a better fit. So we ended our fabulous trip to Acadia by visiting, and building fairy houses. Like the shirt my daughter brought home with her, Life is good.

(mine is the one with the shell flower, Adriana's is the fabulous one with the great birch bark cover, Ray found it for her, boy was I jealous! What a perfect home for some fairies...)

#121 seaglass

Yesterday we explored Bar Harbor. Ray & I went to the actual bar that it was named for, and explored at low tide finding sea urchins, fabulous smooth rocks, cool barnacles, all sorts of things to discover, but no seaglass. Marla, who didn't come with us, found this skeevy little area next to a vacant building, and found the motherload of seaglass and sea pottery. So of course, I had to go check out that little spot too after all the good finds had been found! I'm still glad we did the beautiful venture (well mostly...)

#115 _ Knit Wit

Some days I know I have some serious issues. I'm not sure I know many people who would have to have the Knit Wit in it's original box, with all the pieces included, even the pom-pom maker as seen on TV! Someone liked it enough to buy Knit Wit pattern books even, who wouldn't want that? At least it was free, and I think tonight is the first time I've used it although I've had it for ages... Think I'm going to whip up the afghan next...

I should have a label for my freakish 70's crafts that noone else has done since, well, you know, the 70's...

#112 Moon lanterns

Adriana & I made lanterns for the Moon festival today, yes, we know it's not until August! Think of how many we can make between now & then if we put our minds to it!!!

#111 the Queen {but wait, there's more}

You'll have to wait to see the Queen. Perhaps you should learn to curtsey while you're waiting... Obviously not my photo, but I think it's a totally gorgeous image of her.

#107 school days

Last night, before the Bruins game (YEAH Bruins!), I finished this album I started in a class at Colorful Creations years ago... think Adriana was in Kindergarten or 1st grade. But now the album itself is finally done, and ready for the pages to be started, so I think there's K through 4 in your future.

sailing, sailing

Well, this is the last of the gulls (thankfully) and they are meant to stand on the posts at the pier (my husband's job).  Behind them is one of 4 portholes, ready to cruise.  A little stressful trying to get this all done - perhaps I should have started a few weeks back...

#103 felted scarf

Some wools work better for needle felting than wet felting, and I've found one. I crocheted this scarf back in March, when it was still scarf weather (although this weekend, you could have probably got away with wearing one on the Cape!), with the intent of felting it. I even alluded to it in my very first post. Fast forward almost a hundred days, and last night I worked & worked & worked to get the darn thing to felt, and it did, sort of. Just not really. I still have plans for this scarf, so it may just be the never ending project.

work? or art?

This morning (before running off to 2nd recital of 3) I painted wooden circles that my husband cut for me, 24 in all.  They are to go around portholes, to look like rivets, again for the big dinner dance.  Can't tell you the theme..it's a secret...but I'm sure you can make an educated guess....

seagulls everywhere

These guys are all similar, just choosing to fly the other way.  Pretty pleased with these (a lot of work for a 3-hour event!)

here a gull, there a gull

I've been making things for Maddy's big dinner dance next weekend and I find it's pretty time consuming - won't show you all the boring stuff but I made some seagulls for the photo backdrop - had to cut them from foam board and them painted - the wing span is about 18".

#102 jewelry 101

I totally need to take a soldering class. I'm hopeless at it. Ray said it was because the soldering iron I bought myself was useless, so he had me use his torch. Yeah, that worked well. The solder is much smoother than I normally get, but the photograph kept catching on fire! So I gave up on earrings & decided to use another piece of seaglass, what can happen to that? I thought to myself. Well it turns out it can get charred and get so hot it cracks. Hmmm. Who knew? So it's jewelry 101 for me, know any teachers?

#98 flower

after 11pm again, oh dear... what to do? a little kirigami flower, perfect! The center is the back of my friend's wedding dress!